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Lijiang Kaichen Pu Jin Hotel / ALL STUDIO

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0000

Renovation is in essence, a continuous dialogue with what already exists. This conversation responds to both the building itself and the deeper narratives of the site it inhabits. On the northern edge of Lijiang's ancient town, where dense traditional dwellings interlock like teeth, the new structure must negotiate with its neighbors, carving out its own identity within the gaps of property lines and setbacks. The original building was a five-story box: modest in volume, ambiguous in character, but also leaving room for transformation. The renovation strategy is neither an act of confrontation nor erasure, but rather a translation of the wisdom cultivated from the very place.

Hylla Cloud Nature Experience Center / gad

Collin Chen — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Hylla Cloud Nature Experience Center, also known as the "Red House", is located on the gentle slope of Yanjiao Village, Baisha Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province. It is a natural living scene experience place in Hylla Land. On one side, it looks up at the snow-capped mountains and glaciers, on another side; it overlooks the village and countryside. Except for one side of the countryside, the other three sides are closely surrounded by the complete canopy line extending from Mount Zhishan. In front of the project, there are lawns, water pools, and trees, high and low, successively arranged; behind the house is a natural canal, across the water from the main building of the hotel. In this specific site, the architect uses his own unique interpretation of the "local", not restricted to the existing experience and the public label, which have caused a "casual" building to break through the ground.

Tsingpu Baisha Retreat / Tsutsumi & Associates

罗靖琳 — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 20:00:00 +0000

An increasing number of old houses in rural area are being renovated to resort hotels targeting for city dwellers recently in China. This project is located in Baisha Village, Yunnan Province, where is an idyllic rural area with Naxi traditional houses.

Li Man • Shen Mi Ji Hotel / Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Wed, 30 May 2018 20:00:00 +0000

The old town of Lijiang in Yunnan province, where tradition and modernity, tranquility and hustles co-exist, produces an elegant and creative gathering place for homestay hotels. Among the scattering design practices, Li Man·Shen Mi Ji hotel is a special isolated existence. Its modern ink painting style brings the most poetic and innovative annotation for a renovation space.

Triangle Hotel / TAG

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Half Architecture
Half Architecture is one kind of design method we take, trying to balance modern lifestyle and traditional craft in construction project. Architects only do part of a design to optimize critical problems, leaving the rest to local builders. Meanwhile, traditional craft can be developed and evolved during modern construction.

Lijiang Back and Forward Boutique Hotel / NTYPE

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0000

The hotel is located in Lijiang ancient town, Yunnan province China. The building is under protection of Lijiang heritage due to its old and particular wood structure, but for a few times along the history the building had been renovated with interventions transforming its original layout and configurations.

Yuhu Elementary School Expansion Project / Li Xiaodong Atelier

Christopher Henry — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Yuhu Elementary School Expansion Project in the UNESCO World Heritage site in Lijiang, Yunnan, China is a community service project. The project is intended as a response to the local vernacular architecture through the basic comprehension of environment, social and building conservation. Appropriate to the unique site and the complexity of the subject matter, the investigations were conducted through multidisciplinary collaboration, probing into spatial conceptions in the domains of folklore, materiality, geomancy, ecology and finally architecture.

The Water House / Li Xiaodong Atelier

Christopher Henry — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The water house is a private house, located at the foot of snow mountain Yulong in Lijiang. Sitting on a wide open sloping site, which has a panoramic view towards Lijiang, an ancient trading settlement whose old town is famous for its historic network of waterways and bridges. The site lies at the foot of Yulong mountain, its peaks forming a dramatic backdrop to Li’s architecture. The house synthesises traditional forms and techniques to make a contemporary building that resonates with place and history. and the surrounding landscape.